Journal of Advances in Medical Education & Professionalism

Teaching statistics to medical undergraduates using interactive and participatory sessions

THULASINGAM MAHALAKSHMY; AMOL R DONGRE; GANAPATHY KALAISELVAN

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 106-112

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Introduction: In India, medical undergraduates think that statistics is difficultto understand. Often, it is taught just before final assessment examinationusing didactic lectures, ... Read More Introduction: In India, medical undergraduates think that statistics is difficultto understand. Often, it is taught just before final assessment examinationusing didactic lectures, with little use of medical examples and less focus onapplication. Hence, we prepared interactive, participatory sessions for teachingbiostatistics to medical undergraduate.Methods: The sessions were delivered by a facilitator. It had clearly specifiedobjectives, teaching learning strategies. A needs assessment was done byinterviewing the students who had undergone traditional biostatistics teachingmethodology. Specific learning objectives for the sessions were finalizedusing the Delphi technique and review of University syllabus. Two trainedCommunity Medicine faculties designed the lesson plans ‘backwards’ fromdesired outcome to content, teaching/learning strategies, assessment andevaluation process (Outcomes-based lesson planning). Forty, third-semester(Para-clinical phase of the second year) medical undergraduates undertookthese seven teaching sessions. The session followed adult learning principlesand included group discussions, games and reflections. We evaluated theimpact of the sessions using in-depth interviews, retrospective post-then-preself-assessment and a pre-announced written test.Results: With traditional statistics teaching methodology, students perceivedit as a standalone subject and were not interested in statistics. Studentswho underwent the sessions commented that the sessions were enjoyable,interesting, and participatory and more than %90 of them felt they wereengaged throughout the session. They also narrated various instances wherethey could apply the biostatistics learning. In the post-then-pre-assessmentmedian post-session scores for all the objectives were significantly higher(p <0.050).Conclusion: Use of interactive, participatory sessions for teaching biostatisticsto medical undergraduates resulted in a positive reaction and better learning.They also applied these concepts while reading textbooks, listening to lecturesand during clinical postings.Keywords: Biostatistics, Teaching, Medical undergraduates

Design, implementation, and evaluation of principles of writing biomedical research paper course

ALI AKBAR NEKOOEIAN

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 113-118

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Introduction: Graduate (PhD) students in medical sciences, who will formfuture faculties and investigators in Iran’s Universities of Medical Sciences, are not trained on scientific ... Read More

Validity & reliability of the Persian version of Grasha-Richmann student learning styles scale

ALI REZA BANESHI; NOROUZ ALI KARAMDOUST; REZVAN HAKIMZADEH

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 119-124

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Introduction: The present study aimed to investigate the psychometricproperties of Grasha-Riechmann Student Learning Styles Scale.Method: The participants included 1039 students (421 ... Read More

Educational challenges ahead of nursing from the perspective of faculty members of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

ABBAS HEYDARI; SEYED REZA MAZLOUM; HOSSEIN KARIMI MOONAGHI; MOHAMMAD MOJALLI; LALEH HOSSEINI SHAHIDI; HOSSEIN NAMDAR ARESHTANAB

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 125-128

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Introduction: Development of nursing profession is faced with new challenges. Role of education is important for advancement of nursing. Faculty members are experienced in education, ... Read More Introduction: Development of nursing profession is faced with new challenges. Role of education is important for advancement of nursing. Faculty members are experienced in education, and they are authentic sources for determining of the educational challenges in nursing. The aim of this study was to determine the educational challenges in nursing from the viewpoint of faculty members of nursing and midwifery in University of Mashhad.Methods: This study is a cross- sectional study conducted on 31 cases from faculty members of nursing in Mashhad University of Medical Sciences by using census method in 2010-2011. A combination of data collection methods was used for collection of data in two phases: preparation of assessment tool (questionnaire) and survey of the desired construct among the samples. After determining the validity and reliability, a questionnaire was given to the samples to answer. Data were analyzed in SPSS software version 11.5 using statistical tests.Results: The most important threats in nursing include “Separation of fields such as anesthesia and operating room from nursing” (%93.6), “Increasing gap between clinical practice and education of nursing due to the increase in education of students and instructors” (%90.3), “Being Theoretical courses in master’s and PhD program” (%77.5), “Decreasing the students’ motivation” (%77.5) and “Establishing new schools of nursing” (%64.5). The most important opportunities in nursing include: “Need to informatics education in education of nursing” (%93.5), “localizing resources based on new issue and problems” (%84), and “Paying attention to evidence- based education in nursing education” (%83.9) and “adjusting the educational content according to ideals and standards of nursing” (%80.6). Conclusion: Based on the results, Returning of anesthesia and operating room branches to nursing after bachelors’, “Revising of educational content based on needs and localizing resources”, “Using new methods in nursing instruction”, “continuing the training based on clinical experiences” and “Using applied research in clinical environment” are suggested.Keywords: Education, Challenges, Nurse, Faculty members

Scholarship criteria in higher education from expert’s viewpoints: A qualitative study

ZAHRA KARIMIAN; MAHMOOD ABOLGHASEMI; ZAHRA SABAGHIAN; MOHAMAD HASAN PARDAKHTCHI

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 129-135

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Introduction: The scholarship domains based on Boyer’s definition includes discovery, teaching and learning, application, integration and engagement, but it is a main question that ... Read More

Factors affecting patient education from cultural perspectives

MOHAMMAD REZA HEIDARI; REZA NOROUZADEH

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 136-139

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Introduction: Patient education is influenced by cultural factors. This studyaims to find out the role of culture in patient education.Methods: A qualitative study was conducted on ... Read More

Faculty members’ viewpoints about the present and the ideal teacher evaluation system in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

PEIVAND BASTANI; MITRA AMINI; KEYGHOBAD TAHER NEJAD; NASRIN SHAARBAFCHI ZADEH

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 140-147

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Introduction: This study was conducted to determine the most importantstrengths and weaknesses of the present evaluation system in Tehran University of Medical Sciences and achieve ... Read More

Short Communication

Accreditation survey of Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital basic minimum standards for Iraqi Medical Teaching Hospitals

THAMER KADUM YOUSIF AL-HILFI

Volume 1, Issue 4 , October 2013, Pages 148-150

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Accreditation survey of Al-Kindy TeachingHospital during the months of February–May2011 was performed as part of its technical assistanceservices to the management of the hospital. ... Read More

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Teaching statistics to medical undergraduates using interactive and participatory sessions

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Design, implementation, and evaluation of principles of writing biomedical research paper course

Abstract

Validity & reliability of the Persian version of Grasha-Richmann student learning styles scale

Abstract

Educational challenges ahead of nursing from the perspective of faculty members of Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Scholarship criteria in higher education from expert’s viewpoints: A qualitative study

Abstract

Factors affecting patient education from cultural perspectives

Abstract

Faculty members’ viewpoints about the present and the ideal teacher evaluation system in Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Abstract

Accreditation survey of Al-Kindy Teaching Hospital basic minimum standards for Iraqi Medical Teaching Hospitals

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